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Message addressed to all the clergy, religious and the people of God in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia

Statement of Bp Paolo Martinelli considering the health situation of the Holy Father

60th anniversary of the inauguration of the 1st Catholic church in UAE, in Abu Dhabi still a sheikhdom. St Joseph's church was built on the Corniche, inaugurated on 19 Feb 1965 thanks to the benevolence of Sh. Shakbut, the help of Michael F. Daly, a Catholic layman, Fr. Barnabas Maddii OFM Cap. and Mons. Magliacani, the Apostolic Vicar

Let us ask ourselves: where do we place our ultimate hope of our life? In our possessions, in what we do or in the Lord?

Fr. Stefano shares about the experience of the 1st edition of the “Training and Exchanges in the Context of the Human Fraternity Document and its Receptions” 8-12 February 2025

Delegates from the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) have been in Abu Dhabi for the "Training and exchanges in the context of the Document on Human Fraternity and its receptions”

The Annual Meeting of all religious women of the vicariate with Bp Paolo was held in Sharjah parish on February 8, starting with the Mass together with the children of the catechism, followed by the meeting.

Bp Paolo was interviewed by Vatican News on the occasion of the Human Fraternity International Day

In the Conference organized by the UAE Ministry of Tolerance in collaboration with the Muslim Council of Elders, Bp Paolo Martinelli participated in the panel “The Importance of Inter-Religious Dialogue in Promoting Understanding and Social Cohesion”.

Mons. Christophe El-Kassis recalls the history of the relations between the UAE and the Vatican, stressing their main collaboration on Human Fraternity promotion worldwide, especially since the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Al-Tayyeb, and how they can be a model to others.

For the Human Fraternity Day and 6th anniversary of the Document on Human Fraternity, Cardinal Tagle spoke at the Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi.

During the UAE Catechists Conference, Bp Paolo celebrated the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, and the World Day of Consecrated life.

At the exhibition of one of the schools of the Vicariate, titled "Innovate to Elevate: Building the Future Together", Bp Paolo addressed the staff, parents and students : "it is important to communicate to our young people not only technical knowledge but the wisdom of life".